Shropshire
Shropshire is a town or village in Shropshire, England. The nearest railway station is Shrewsbury, 7 km away. Covers 102 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Shropshire is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 323,606 residents at roughly 101 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 101st of 294 English council areas — better than 66% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
12°CSunny
- Today: 20° / 10° · 55% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:35
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
3 reported · July 2026▲ 50% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Shoplifting1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Shrewsbury Rural East · West Mercia
Local policing priorities
- Issue : Anti Social Behaviour You said : This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community concerns.
- Issue : Road Safety You said : This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community concerns.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
389 reported road collisions (2024)
135 killed or seriously injured · 528 casualties · 12 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
15 food businesses within 2 miles
- 14 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Shrewsbury (7.0 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Shrewsbury (6.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£284,036 average▲ 4.9% YoY
Across Shropshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£819 average monthly rent▲ 3.9% YoY
- 1 bed £605
- 2 bed £765
- 3 bed £949
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (7.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Morrisons (8.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (4.2 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 359 kW
- Nearest: EG Shrewsbury (4.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
323,606 residents in Shropshire · 101/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 165 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,528 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (26% of 152,270)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
185 schools · 43,666 pupils
127 primary · 19 secondary · 39 other
Ofsted: 55 of 70 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)
151inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bridgnorth Endowed SchoolGood
- Lakelands AcademyGood
- Mary Webb School and Science CollegeGood
- Meole Brace SchoolGood
- Sir John Talbot's SchoolGood
- The Marches SchoolGood
- The Priory SchoolGood
- The Thomas Adams SchoolGood
- Shrewsbury AcademyRequires improvement
- The Grove SchoolRequires improvement
- The Lacon Childe SchoolRequires improvement
- William Brookes SchoolRequires improvement
- Belvidere School
- Church Stretton School
- Idsall School
- Ludlow Church of England School
- Oldbury Wells School
- The Community College, Bishop's Castle
- The Corbet School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Shropshire
Care & health services
359 CQC-registered services
- Care homes118
- GP practices46
- Dentists77
- Homecare agencies87
- Hospitals & hospices14
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Shropshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 29 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
528 applications decided
88.4% granted · 467 granted, 61 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 4
- Con 7
- LD 40
- Grn 4
- Ref 15
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
17,950 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5,530 jobs advertised · £39,446 avg
e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Make An Uber Account To Drive - Start Earning With The Uber App
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£727 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,151 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 154,677 certificates
17.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 62.4 women · 63 men
64% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Shropshire:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office432 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership372 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership330 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills278 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s241 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Cantlop Bridge · 0.8 kmCantlop Bridge is a single span cast-iron road bridge over the Cound Brook, located to the north of Cantlop in the parish of Berrington, Shropshire. It was constructed in 1818 to a design possibly by Thomas Telford, h…
Cantlop · 1.1 kmCantlop is a small village in the English county of Shropshire. It is part of the civil parish of Berrington.
Condover Hall · 1.5 kmCondover Hall is a Grade I listed three-storey Elizabethan sandstone building, described as the grandest manor house in Shropshire, standing in a conservation area on the outskirts of Condover village, Shropshire, Eng…
- Condover · 1.6 km
Condover is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is about 5 miles (8 km) south of the county town of Shrewsbury, and just east of the A49. The Cound Brook flows through the village on its way from the…
Bomere Pool · 1.9 kmBomere Pool is a large mere lying between the villages of Bayston Hill and Condover in the county of Shropshire, England, 4.7 miles south of the county town of Shrewsbury. The pool is classified as a Site of Special S…
Berrington, Shropshire · 2.0 kmBerrington is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 30, though the parish, which also includes the larger village of Cross Houses and oth…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in Shropshire
- Ackleton
- Acton Burnell
- Albrighton
- All Stretton
- Alveley
- Ashford Carbonell
- Baschurch
- Bayston Hill
- Bedstone
- Bishop's Castle
- Bishops Wood
- Bomere Heath
- Bridgnorth
- Brimfield
- Broseley
- Bucknell (Shropshire)
- Cheswardine
- Child's Ercall
- Chipnall
- Chirk Bank
- Church Stretton
- Churchstoke
- Claverley
- Cleehill
- Cleobury Mortimer
- Clive
- Clun
- Cockshutt
- Condover
- Craven Arms
- Cressage
- Cross Houses
- Ditton Priors
- Doddington
- Dorrington (Shropshire)
- Dudleston Heath
- Easthope
- Ellesmere
- Ford
- Gobowen
- Gospel Ash
- Hadnall
- Hanwood
- Harmer Hill
- Highley
- Hilton (Shropshire)
- Hinstock
- Hodnet
- Knighton
- Knowbury
- Lem Hill
- Little Ness
- Llanymynech
- Longden
- Ludlow
- Lythbank
- Market Drayton
- Minsterley
- Morda
- Much Wenlock
- Myddle
- Norton in Hales
- Oldbury (Shropshire)
- Oswestry
- Pant
- Pontesbury
- Prees
- Prees Higher Heath
- Quatford
- Rednal
- Rhoswiel
- Rockgreen
- Rosehill
- Ruyton-XI-Towns
- Shawbury
- Sheet (Shropshire)
- Sheriffhales
- Shifnal
- Shrewsbury
- Sleap
- Snailbeach
- St Martins
- Stanmore
- Telford
- Tenbury Wells
- Ternhill
- Tetchill
- Tibberton (Telford and Wrekin)
- Tilstock
- Trefonen
- Walford
- Welshampton
- Wem
- West Felton
- Westbury (Shropshire)
- Weston Rhyn
- Whitchurch (Shropshire)
- Whittington (Shropshire)
- Wilcott
- Woore
- Worfield
- Worthen